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Gray vs Wales vs Raymond
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Wales has the most kids (30.2% under 18).
Raymond has the most people working from home (32.3%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Gray | Wales | Raymond |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
1,924Lowest |
4,610 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
35.1±4.2Lowest 22% below ME |
47.3±4.1Highest 6% above ME |
| Raymond and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
30.2%±6Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
11%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.2%±5.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Raymond and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% ME: 36.2% |
15.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
49.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±3.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$77,004±$5kLowest 3% above ME |
$88,194±$20k 18% above ME |
| Gray and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$250,400±$28kLowest 16% below ME |
$395,800±$42kHighest 33% above ME |
| Raymond and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$1,154±$64 about the ME average |
$965±$397Lowest 15% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$2,578Lowest 15% below ME |
$3,139 3% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
83.3%±37.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.3%±62.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Wales and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
25.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
28 minLowest 14% above ME |
37 minHighest 50% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±13.9 ME: 15.9% |
32.3%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Raymond and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #10 of 133 in ME | — | #112 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 04 | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Oak Hill High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
11.9Lowest |
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ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.